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Jean of the Lazy A
Jean of the Lazy A

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Jean of the Lazy A is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.
You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.
The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.
Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.
Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.
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Jean of the Lazy A

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Jean of the Lazy A is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.
Line 2
You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.
Line 3
The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.
Line 4
Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.
Line 5
Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

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A

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

Aleck

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

Aleck's

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

am

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

and

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

as

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

bare

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

be

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

because

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

begin

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

begins

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

believed

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

brief

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

can

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

clear

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

commencement

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From this reading The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.

community

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

convicted

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

could

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

depend

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

did

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

dishearteningly

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

do

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

Douglas

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

down

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

even

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

facts

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

feature

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From this reading The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.

fifteen

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

for

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

future

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

give

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

going

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

GOOD

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

had

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

has

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

he

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

his

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

house

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

I

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

idea

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

if

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

in

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

IS

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

it

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

just

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

light

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

lived

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

main

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From this reading The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.

man

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

MAN'S

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

merely

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From this reading The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.

might

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From this reading The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.

much

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

murder

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

NAME

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

new

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

next

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

not

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

nothing

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

oath

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

of

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

on

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

one

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From this reading The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.

or

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

position

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

real

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

report

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From this reading The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.

reported

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

say

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From this reading The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.

shot

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

simple

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

situation

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

skip

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

so

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

soften

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

still

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

story

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From this reading The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.

that

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

the

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

then

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

there

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

Therefore

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

think

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

this

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From this reading The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.

three

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

throw

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From this reading Aleck's position was dishearteningly simple, and there was nothing much that one could do to soften the facts or throw a new light on the murder.

to

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

trial

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From this reading The report of Aleck Douglas' trial is not the main feature of this story; it is merely the commencement, one might say.

under

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

upon

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

uprightly

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

was

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From this reading You would think that Aleck Douglas could not be convicted of murder just because he had reported that a man was shot down in Aleck's house.

WHAT

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

where

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From this reading Therefore, I am going to be brief as I can and still give you a clear idea of the situation, and then I am going to skip the next three years and begin where the real story begins.

who

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

whole

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

word

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

WORTH

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

would

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

years

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

You

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From this reading WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH You would think that the bare word of a man who has lived uprightly in a community for fifteen years or so would be believed under oath, even if his whole future did depend upon it.

Chapter 3 of Jean of the Lazy A by B. M. Bower holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Without
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Going
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Psychological
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Discussion
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